Job 9:11
9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
10 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
12 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
- KJV
- Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
- WEB
- Behold, he goes by me, and I don’t see him. He passes on also, but I don’t perceive him.
- ASV
- Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
- DARBY
- Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not; and he passeth along, and I perceive him not.
- BLB
- Behold, He passes by over me, and I do not see [Him]; and He moves past, and I do not perceive Him.
- ÅB
- Han går forbi meg, og jeg ser ham ikke; han farer forbi, og jeg merker ham ikke.
- OTB
- Hvis Han går forbi meg, ville jeg ikke se Ham;
hvis Han går forbi, ville jeg ikke merke Ham. - B1930
- Han går forbi mig, og jeg ser ham ikke; han farer forbi, og jeg merker ham ikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 23:8–9
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Read in contextJob 35:14
Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
Read in contextPsalms 77:19
Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:16
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
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